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Northern Flicker
Spotted this northern flicker at our local nature preserve Tuesday. Happy Weekend~Linked to:Camera CrittersSaturday Critters
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Sunday Sketches_bighorn sheep
The January 2014 issue of Popular Photography had a bighorn sheep on it's cover. He was the inspiration for Sunday Sketches. I tried to find a link for the cover photo but couldn't so I'm posting part...
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Purple Dead Nettle
Purple Dead Nettle is an invasive plant (weed) that's scrawled across fields here making for a beautiful scene as far as your eye can see. I spotted this one at the nature preserve last week. It's a...
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Red Bellied Woodpecker
Spotted this red bellied woodpecker at our local nature preserve last week. He was foraging for food in a different area than the northern flicker. I think he's trying to listen to the click of my...
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1. Last Sunday a friend from church didn't have to work that day. She made it to church & bible study. We then had lunch together with her sister and my daughter. Later that afternoon I sat outside...
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Cardinal
Around 7:30 pm this cardinal and a female came to my bird feeder. He kept flitting around so I was able to capture different poses. Here's one of the photos I really liked from his shoot. I might share...
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Cardinal in Flight
Here's another shot of mr. cardinal at the fence. He was perched on the post when... as pretty as you please... he took to flight just as I snapped my camera button. See him watching me? There's...
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Great Blue Heron nests
May 2012 a friend of mine took me and another friend to a place where she'd found eight great blue heron nests. The pictures shown are not taken at a nature preserve or a zoo. They are on someone's...
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Sharing this short video of five images taken at my local nature preserve Wednesday. I've added the track autumn breeze from my Atmosphere Deluxe Software for added enjoyment. Hope everyone's having a...
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glistening locket
bursting cattails snatchred winged blackbird on its tipglistening locketShared @Camera CrittersSaturday Critters
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Sunday Sketches_bears
The movie Bears was the inspiration for this weeks Sunday Sketches. Haven't had the chance to see the movie yet but really want to watch it... Here's a link to the photo I used to draw these bears... I...
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Nature Notes
Walking along a worn path at our local nature preserve I came across this beautiful flower. I'd love for someone to identify this flower as I can't find it in my field guide or online, so far. I'm...
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Wild Bird Wednesday
Yesterday I went for a short drive and took some pictures. The bird pictured above was one so tiny I had to include it in my Wild Bird Wednesday. It was so tiny and my zoom lens was maxed out that I...
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an eastern redbud
filigree of bloomsspills over faded gray fencean eastern redbud Shared @Good FencesNote: I didn't have my camera the day I took this photo but I did have my LG cellphone. So, I stopped and snapped this...
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Eastern Fox Squirrel
Initially this eastern fox squirrel was enjoying something in the road... perhaps roadkill? When I approached to closely he/ she ran to this wood fence and ran across the boards. Luckily I was able to...
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Good Fences
Spring air gently stirs on this sunny day with a blue and gray gnatcatcher sounding in the background. Thick, white clouds like cotton candy slowly move across blue skies. A bumblebee buzzes each...
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eastern cottontail
tendrils of green grassopen for visitationeastern cottontail Shared @ Camera CrittersSaturday Critters
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Mottled tortoise beetle
Found this mottled tortoise beetle inside my home yesterday evening. After placing him outside I decided to take a photo and video. I'd never seen this beetle before. I was taken by how the protective...
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Red winged blackbird
This red winged blackbird was gracious enough to pose on a small cattail at our local nature preserve. I think he was flirting with the lady red wing flying around the pond's edge.Shared @Wild Bird...
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Good Fences
The smell of honeysuckle was prominent along this good fence (in front of my house) last week. I don't know what this white flower is but it was flowering alongside the honeysuckle, its blossoms...
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